Boys' State Test UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Boys\' State
Boys' State Test UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Bicameral - Correct Answer- (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers
The "General Assembly" consists of what 2 bodies? - Correct Answer- Senate and House of
Representatives
Are State Legislators full-time or part-time...
Boys' State Test UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Bicameral - Correct Answer- (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers
The "General Assembly" consists of what 2 bodies? - Correct Answer- Senate and House of
Representatives
Are State Legislators full-time or part-time lawmakers? - Correct Answer- part-time
What is the primary function of the General Assembly? - Correct Answer- Lawmaking
What is the total number of House members that serve? - Correct Answer- 99
How many Senate members serve? - Correct Answer- 33
Who chooses the Secretary of State, Comptroller of the treasury, and the Treasurer? - Correct
Answer- A joint convention of the House and Senate, meeting in the chamber of the House of
Representatives and presided by the lieutenant governor
Once organized, the Legislature is limited to how many "legislative days"? - Correct Answer-
90
Where does legislation originate? - Correct Answer- Legislation may originate in either the
House or the Senate but may be amended, rejected, or ignored by the other body.
What is another name for "legislation"? - Correct Answer- lawmaking
What US Presidents formerly served in the Tennessee legislature? - Correct Answer- James
K. Polk and Andrew Johnson
Which house is the "upper house"? - Correct Answer- Senate
, Tennessee consists of how many senatorial districts? - Correct Answer- 33
How many years does a Senate term consist? - Correct Answer- 4
What is the minimum age for serving in the Tennessee Senate? - Correct Answer- 30
What is the residential requirement before being elected to the Senate? - Correct Answer-
"...he shall be a citizen of the United States...and shall have resided three years in this state,
and one year in the county or district, immediately preceding the election."
The leader of the Senate is given two names. What are they? - Correct Answer- Speaker of
Senate or Lieutenant Governor
Who currently serves as the Speaker of the Senate? - Correct Answer- Randy McNally
What is the member called that serves in the absence of the Speaker? - Correct Answer-
speaker pro tempore
What is the name for the "lower house" of the General Assembly? - Correct Answer- House
of Representatives
How many districts constitute the House of Representatives? - Correct Answer- 99
How many years define the term of a member of the House of Representatives? - Correct
Answer- 2
What is the minimum age for serving in the House of Representatives? - Correct Answer- 21
What is the residential requirement before being elected to the House? - Correct Answer-
"...he shall be a citizen of the United States...and shall have been a citizen of this state for
three years, and a resident in the county he represents one year, immediately preceding the
election."
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